Resilient wheel.



-D. CAMERON.

RESILIENT WHEEL. i APPLICATION FILED MAY28,1917.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

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Be it known that I, DUNCAN CAMERom-af :citizen of the United States, residing at i White-Sulphur? Springs in the :count-y of Meagher f and Statef "of fontana,- 4hayef fin-1j vented 1 certain@ new and. :useful ,Improve-u ments inResilientaWheels,of which thefol-:l

This invention relates to resilient. Wheels? of i that `:type1-liavi11g ycurved spring; spokes extending f between. the =hub1randC thelj fel-ly;4v and' it is ,the vobjectfoii the inventioni-topro f vide f a novell. and iniprove'dffwheel ofthis kind'Y :.,wllichiv is simple in v 'construetion',f .r strong. andzdnrable, yandl .which /hasgsutieient resiliency to fenable the 1 wheel tto be :success-Lv fullyiused 'without apneumat-ic .ftire,i-.thus

doing away with the trouble;'annoyanoeaand expense-:ofisuchtires '-.The invention also has for-:'it'sb-objeetito; provide-afstructure `which :enables theispokes: to'be .applied'to .any-"ordinary rautomobile i! wheel after.; removing .i the-'5. usual wooden spokes, the entire hub assembly,"asfwellilasf thefel'lywofthe wheel", beingfjretainedf'.: The obj ee'tsy stated are i 'attained-by meansf of'i al. novel cornbinati'onl andi' arrangement f of-parts'ltov be hereinafter `described:and.-

claimed; and; in:- order .thatfflthesame :mayvbei better understood;4 reference f' is hadfito. the? accompanying drawings fformingf .azpart *off this specication. i

' In .the drawingslv'Figure A'51 is a side elevation of the awheel Fig. '2 r-is an "enlarged'ferossfsectionfo the= wheel; V i

V14`igf3=i-s.anenlargedside elevation of two sPk'eS showing the lmanner in Whch they modieation;

-. cf. otheclp'sA projectingirinwardly fcnc-fthefellyl ..,speematirfLetfrsfraen; ,Piatntemamn.laiss Applicationmedneyesnsw.' seriaiNiia'z1,55efy sou-thatasthe otezflendsf 'thet spok ay'f seat -v therebetweeiw'aniilbeseeured fbyi he55 boltsapassing;therethronghn.. Theifextiefn C# t'esrof @the sp'okesgearexffrmed .eiiitof eyes 3101 through-Whichi` theffboltsfpass' The .innerfendsfofvlthe@spokes 7 .aeeconi nected-YV to Ltheflfhubiplat'f5,zsaidfiplateubeingi6o eireularfaildf having: radiallmothes llfninf'its'l peripheryrnawhifehrsaid endszofitlieispokes seat. The inner ends of the spokes'ffareflalso fonmedfwithneyes :i12 4sandmtheiinnerl'ends lfof thefnothes are@orrespbndinglyfenlargeditos receive 'thsanidf wherebyioutwarclfor lradi'ali .l displacement of the spoke'siisfeffeetnallgprelf bythe bolts 28. The inner face of the plate.

vented-by the flanges-16 and 17, said flanges engaging theV edgesY of the spokes.

UIn therinner faces of the plates 14 and'k 15v are recesses inlWhich-seat rubber blocksy 21-which engageV the sides or faces of the spokes 7 and bind thereagainst when the plates are forced together by the rods 19 whereby the plates are securely held' on the spokes. Theplates areattached to the ref inforcedV portions ofthespokes, and there-Y fore also serve to clamp the leaves 18. The rods 19 are detachably connected to the vplates 14 and 15 sov that said plates may.. be., taken off when .it becomes necessary to. renew anyv vof the spokes. The., connectionA may. be. made by forming theplates with bosses 22 into which Vthe rods are screwed..

The felly 6 may be equipped with an ordi- .nary demountable rim 23. carryinga tire 24,`wh1ch latter vmay be a solid. rubbertire, .rendering a :pneumatic .Y

the spring spokes 7 tireunnecessary.

`The `structure and arrangement of the.. spring spokes are suchthat they can-.be .apv plied to anyordinary automobile .Wheel To i do, thisvit isnecessary only to .remove the.

wooden lspokes thereof. The hub 25 isused ingits entirety. The plate 5 is .pla ':ed.be,r` tween the iianges 26 and 27 of the hub, it...

being made in two sections for this purpose.

Bolts 28, secured by. nuts 29, fasten tlieplate tothe hub, said bolts. passing through .thev plate and the hub flanges.` The diameterof the platev is'greaterthan that of .the iiange 26, which leaves that portion of. the .plate exposed in lwhich the notches 11 are.located,i the iange being inside the circle .of notches...

In order to, closeupy this exposed portion of the -platev5,there is provided a cap plate 30.

fitting the same and covering the notches 11,

said'lcap plate therefore. serving. as a. .reetainer for the inner ends of the spokes on. onei side of the wheel. The innerface of. the cap plate has a recess in which the iange- 26 seats.'v 'The cap plate is fastened'in place 5 isrcoveredv byfthe brake drum 31,v and the latter Y therefore serves 1 as a retainer for. the.Vv *,spokes on this side of the wheel. vAs the diameter ofthe iiange A2,7 isv less than thatofi theplate 45, the latter hasiis rear face refcessed as showngat. 3 2, insidev ,themcircle` of notches 11 in which recess the flanOe `27v S v D seats, thereby bringing the `back ofthe brake drum 3l 'against the notched portion ofthe plate for the purpose stated. y

It will be seen from the foregoing Vthat the structure provides a simple and'eflective spring wheel, and one which enables anl ordinary wheel to be readilyV converted into arspring wheel without any changes in the,

structure thereof; except. 'to remove 'the wooden spokes. Repairsv can also be readily y; made, and ifa spoke breaks it can be easily remgved and "replaced, it ...being necessary.'

other tool may be applied for tiirningtheY same.

While the wheel primarily designed for automobiles, it canbreiirsedv` 011....a11y-'35Pe pf..

vehicle. .I claimty. 1. .L 1 1 1. In a wheehcurved. resilient. spokes ex tending between the hub and the.felly,landVv longitudinally i adjustable braces extending between the spokescintermediate the .ends` thereof, and connecting. the. samesin acon.

tinuous series..V

. 2. In a Wheel,..curvedresilientvspokesexa. tending...between. the. huband. theV 'felly,: bracesgextending between; the .spokes inter.y

mediate the endsy tliemreof,.`. and connecting the same .in acontinuous series, said. braces. being rods whit-hare in alined. sections. prof'.` videdzwith means'forexpanding` and conf.v

tracting thefsame, and anchoring meansjon; the spokes forthe'rods.. n f

3. In a wheel, curved'resilient.spokes-exe tending.. between theY hub and.v thev felly, braces 4extending betweenV the spokes intermediatethe ends thereof, and connecting the: same in a. `continuous series, and anchoring means .for .the braces, said anchoring means comprisingoppositeplates between. which;

thetspoke. isJ positioned and clamped.

.4.. .Iir a .wlieel,curved resilient VspokeseX.-.

tend'ngbetween thevhuband the felly, braces.

extending. .between vthe 1 spokes .intermediate the. ends thereof,... .and .connecting fthe same;

in a-.continuous series, andv anchoring'meansfor the braces, said anchoring'means.com prising oppositev plates between 4which the spoke is positioned andgclamped, the opposingY facespof ,the plates having. -interlobke`d marginal flanges. .it

5. In a e wheel curved, :resilient lspokes .ex-

tending.;.loetweieli the. hub.. andthe reilly,

braces extending between. f .the spokes. intermediate ythe ends thereof, .and connecting the same in a continuous series, .anchoring meansl for the braces, said anchoring means comprising opposite plates betweenwhich cushion blocks. carried by the opposing faces of the plates and engaging opposite sides of the-spoke. ,t .1

l 6. In a spring Wheel, a hub having spaced flanges, a plate separatefrom tlieghub and seating thereon betweenv the flanges and` having radial notchesfopening throughfits periphery, curved lspring spokes 4seatingivat their inner endsin .the'nnotches cover plates 130 .120 the Vspoke ispositioned-and clamped,and y on the sides of the plate over the notched throughout their entire length, and braces portion thereof, and fasteners passing extending between the spokes intermediate through the plates and the aforesaid hub the ends thereof, and connecting the same 10 flanges. in a continuous series.

5 7. In a Wheel, curved resilient spokes eX- In testimony whereof I aiixrmy signature.

tending between the hub and the felly, said spokes being spaced from each other DUNCAN CAMERON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing thecommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

